Jalapeño Sausage Kolache

Ingredients

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ⅓ cup or 79g

• Yeast

  Leavening agents, baker's, active dry

  1 tbsp or 12g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  1 tsp or 4g

• Ground Ginger

  Kroger

  0.1g

• Lowfat milk

  Fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d

  ⅔ cup or 163g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  ¼ cup or 50g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Flour

  All Purpose Unbleached Flour 30% Ultragrain - ConAgra Foods Inc.

  3 ½ cup or 420g

• Jalapeño & Cheddar Cheese Smoked Chicken Sausage

  Good & Gather

  10 link or 850g

• Cheddar cheese

  10 tbsp, shredded or 70g

Directions

1. Mix the water, yeast, teaspoon of sugar, and ginger in a small bowl. Set aside for 5 minutes.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the milk, melted butter, egg, sugar, and salt until smooth.
3. Add 1 cup of the flour and beat on low until blended.
4. Add in the yeast mixture and beat just until blended. Remove the paddle attachment and replace it with a dough hook.
5. Knead the dough with the dough hook adding flour 2 tablespoons at a time until the dough doesn’t stick to the sides of the bowl. Knead for 3 minutes longer.
6. Remove the dough from the bowl and form it into a ball.
7. Rub all sides with melted butter and place in a greased bowl.
8. Cover with a clean tea towel and let rise until doubled, about 1 ½ hours.
9. Punch down the dough and divide into 10 portions.
10. Roll each into a 5-inch x 2 ½-inch rectangle.
11. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of grated cheese down the center, lay a cooked sausage on top, and wrap the dough around the sausage and cheese, pinching to seal.
12. Place seam side down on parchment lined baking sheets and let rise 30 minutes.
13. Bake at 425F for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
14. Turn off oven, open door, and let rest 3 minutes more.
15. Remove from oven and serve warm.
16. Adapted from https://www.restlesschipotle.com/jalapeno-sausage-kolaches/